Page 90 - Knots in Use (1st Edition)

BRAID ON BRAID EYE SPLICE 89

Now pull the core out so that it is free of the sheath, pull the sheath further
back and make mark D one fid length on from C; make mark E two thirds of
a fid from D.

B

E
D C

Push the end of the sheath into the hollow fid, making sure it catches on the
built-in hook, insert the fid at D, push it gently through the centre of the core
and pull it out at E. Unhook the fid and pull the sheath back into the core so
its end is just hidden.

D E

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